Counterargument Assignment

Counter Argument: Standardized Testing is an effective way of measuring student success.


Paragraph: Standardized testing is a very popular component in schools today. Intended for measurement, parents rest a surly that these tests are only beneficial to their student. Many believe that standardized tests are crucial for not only student measurement, but also holding teachers, schools, and education itself accountable. Herbert J. Walberg of Stanford University believes that without standardized tests, there would not be an accurate way to discover individual student’s strengths and weaknesses (Walberg). Education officials use standardized tests to better educate students based on their individual needs, and without them there would not be an accurate way to do so. Maybe that is what standardized tests are intended for, but the information that standardized tests are said to give, are not worth the detrimental issues students are dealing with today.